Newbie CiB contributor Rich Batsford has pointed me in the direction of a short documentary detailing ‘the shocking way that Birmingham’s vibrant culture is being degraded by the complaints of a vocal minority, poor regulation and lack of awareness’. The film comes out of a number of recent issues where venues key to the Birmingham … [Read more…]
I try to keep up with what great projects the Midlands arm of Hi8us are up to. For last year’s Hello Digital event they worked with a group of older people to enable them to tell their stories through digital media. Hi8us are a great resource for the Midlands and their projects, whilst being aimed … [Read more…]
Some fellas named Mudlark have been in touch, a cross-platform company who have recently moved into Fazeley Studios in Digbeth from my hometown of Tamworth. I didn’t know anything about the company but from the projects outlined on their bright and breezy website I recognise some past projects. Notably, ‘Love City’ – an SMS mobile … [Read more…]
When mac closed the doors at its Cannon Hill Park centre in April 2008, work started on a £14.8million Building Project to create a newly refurbished arts centre to re-open in 2010. To celebrate, mac in association with sampad has awarded six artists’ commissions to create new site specific work. The commissions include three permanent … [Read more…]
As of this month Created in Birmingham is no longer funded by Creative Republic, this is because the blog has achieved its original objectives, and along the way become a great resource for the creative and cultural sector in Birmingham. This now means that CiB needs to become self sustainable, and to do this needs … [Read more…]
Were you there? VIVID would like to talk to anyone who attended the following events in Birmingham in the 1980s. John Akomfrah: Handsworth Riots – Twenty Summers On © Pogus Caesar / OOM Gallery Archive 1985 – The launch of ‘Handsworth Songs’ at the Birmingham Film & TV Festival in October 1986 – Q&A with … [Read more…]
A while back I mentioned a strange meet up named BARG happening in the back of an old pub in Digbeth These meetings were for anyone with a creative mind or just a childlike desire to play, and looked at how we can use mobile technology and social media stuff to play interesting games. These … [Read more…]
Nearly five years ago, a group of friends and I decided to take some initiative and create for ourselves the kind of organisation and event that we would most want to be a part of. The result is Project X Presents – a Birmingham based creative network producing events once or twice a year which … [Read more…]